Judge, 1929-10-26 · page 8 of 36
Judge — October 26, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page from *Judge* contains two separate satirical pieces: **Top cartoon**: Four caricatured baseball umpires wearing distinctive uniforms and caps. The caption "HE'S SOFTENING THE BEARD AT THE BASE! CHUCKLED THE MASCOT" suggests satire about umpires' authority and appearance, though the specific reference is unclear without additional context. **Bottom cartoon**: An Employment Bureau scene where a woman in shabby clothes meets with a clerk. The dialogue reveals social satire: she claims she'd "make a desirable private secretary" and brags about winning a "red-headed bathing-beauty contest at Coney Island." The joke satirizes women's employment prospects—her only qualification is physical attractiveness rather than actual secretarial skills, mocking both unrealistic job applicants and employment practices of the era.
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HE'S SOFTENING THE BEARD AT THE BASE! CHUCKLED THE MASCOT So there was this grammar-school teacher in Paris who ordered an imperative before dinner... well, maybe it’s too sexy. “Hey, waiter, there’s a button in my soup!” grifed Mr. Gribinas, “Typographical error, sir,” explained Grimes, “It should be mutton!” Next we will see Gussie Perelman ina series of sit poses entitled “The Body Beautiful.” NOTAR? PUBLIC | = “And why do you think you would make a desirable private secretary?” “Well, I won the red-headed bathing-heautn contest at Coney Island.”